Maine’s warm weather is fleeting, but there is still plenty of time to take advantage of unique Maine experiences before the leaves turn.

For 40 years, the University of Maine at Fort Kent has graduated nurses prepared to serve in Maine’s healthcare system, and beyond.

The Maine Farmer Saving the World’s Rarest Heirloom Seeds Will Bonsall has spent a lifetime scattering seeds across the country. But will his efforts fall among the thorns?

Shark Attacks in Maine Were Unthinkable — Until Bailey Island Maine's first-ever fatal shark attack jolted natives and visitors alike into acknowledging that great whites regularly swim off the ...

50 Shades of Chambray Being a thrilling account of how the Saco-Biddeford cotton empire gave rise to a trashy 19th-century literary craze full of torrid affairs, horrendous murders, and ruined females ...

Green Crabs Are Maine’s Most Delicious Scourge Meet the scientists and chefs who want to get invasive green crabs out of Maine’s waters and into your belly.

Best of Maine 2022 Our annual roundup of Maine’s best everything: art galleries to architects, beers to boutiques, golf courses to gift shops. How did your favorites do?

Who wants to run 26.2 miles through the Maine North Woods in the middle of December? Millinocket Marathon founder Gary Allen does.

Denning Up with Bucky Fuller on Bear Island A half century ago, the futurist was tinkering with a wind machine, writing love poems, and literally dancing to his own beat.

The Man with a Plan to Save Maine’s Moose Population Lee Kantar, the only dedicated state moose biologist in the country, is charged with everything from managing the hunt to countering the deadly ...

Best of Maine 2021 Once again, we asked Down East readers to cast their votes for Maine’s best everything: burgers to bookstores, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects. plus, we’ve sprinkled ...